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--- why_shouldn_t_the_z_offset_be_saved [2025/09/13 23:31] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ why_shouldn_t_the_z_offset_be_saved [2025/10/08 12:18] (current) – dshoop
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 ====== Why shouldn't the z offset be saved? ======
-{{tag> faq}}
+{{tag> faq, z_offset}}
 Wouldn't it make sense to have the printer save the z offset? It gets "lost" between RESTARTs and power cycling.
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 For various different reasons the value isn't a consistent single value worth saving:
-* varies by filament
+  * varies by filament
-* varies by initial layer height
+  * varies by initial layer height
-* if using with an uncalibrated probe and so including an error adjustment value this won't be a consistent value with saving
+  * if using with an uncalibrated probe and so including an error adjustment value this won't be a consistent value with saving because of the changing error adjustment.